The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-03-09
TElE. LAST iTiNi.
y sad Accident 30 One Who ''Mas un;
vcr>aIIy Liked, Having No Enemy Bat
Himself


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It was early evening. The lamps weri
beginning to SHINE out here and there
! and men and women who had finished
Their days WORK wese hlrrTlnS home tc
supper. Inc door OF d neat NIUE nome
sIooo iearIty open. \ lh'tn was near H.
e'lGcn'iS just S'"''AnS oo' 10 oe9in n'>
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1 am sorry you nave 10 so PACK =, 'o
nl9ht wofh' LIS VIE was saying. ons
looSe" 'lo psIG ana a: troubled. ~ ..,,t
30 an J. ne ahSWcIcu, ' DuS IL 1t,, nesei
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nc hiSSe1' nei - ne StioAG ~ 'II'' ".H' ven.
ou' through ii'c ''ooi: PIG iooAe'' "a Sitei
Inn |1IH her eyes lnI % teaFS: ~ + le i
shoulu Desln again, sue s;'!d, on II ne
should.
'Mmnoa, called a tall; sender eiri
from the room, come ana tel me What
pattern to choose Tor father S snppeIs; l
want TO commence emoro!aerins theGi u
to-nlSht. Ills olf'noay Ism I very i''r OIL
You know.
bertha ,, ana are poino W guy cluD ~, ~
Sether ana eeI NM 'nat He. po9A ie
wanted, salo anotner gil, e'ioeh'lv leI
sister; I'VE heard MN spe:'h Oh II ana We
nave money enough: >,
1he woman turned and went INTO the
house and shut the door.
The man went on down the street and
was soon busily engaged at his case,
away up in the highest story OF a tall
building.
His fingers went back and forth, back
and forth, picking up the bits Of black
metal, setting up line after line OF what
in the morning would appear IN the great
daily. Oat over the city he could see
the lights beginning to shine, and gradu-
ally the hum III the streets below hlm
grew less and less.
All about hlm were men VIC ing away,
steadily at the bits OF metal. be could
hear presses ctlck' chck, asshey went on
with their part OF the work.
The gas flered. Now and tnen one OF
the men spoke briefly, generally some
thing about the work.
Some Of them went to their coats oc-
casionaLy where they hung on the wall
and drank from bottles in the pockets.
One offered his to the silent worker be-
side hlm, but ne shook hls head.
""hat, called gay young 1elio"
across me foom' you glVen up tne a,,
Bottle, NenSon; what VIII happen next:
~ Inc men men iaug3eu; oet,,,
Inc hgh1s III tne houses olea QUIZ ouI aileI iI
awhile, the noises on the street gre" less
and less. Inc men Went 10 thelr DotIes
ottener ana passed them Dack ana lorth
from hand 10 hana. Menson was grow
ing tired. He was not as yours as 4j ne
hao Oeen TIien "; ne peg3an 10 mo1A ~ | tne
type, ana lne Slnei oI 51e 2 nq.loI 10 can.g :;
10 nm as lie "orhe'' ana ere" more anu
more weary;
ne ionseo ior one TASTE, l9st one 10
heip MN ouI' 10 resi- niI. Lei,
"nen lao neat AlHi tooA '-ie oos'iG '-ti.'
oegan 70 tas5e the lquoT nc touched ms his
arm anu sal..; ; Don 1o l., oeSan a. soui
age, W %an'eu I W oG sHi'i W. 9ou 49, pes'H'
d,i Du1 ,iie poS istooo Leu 'il't ott~-1A.
Ine LOUIS "enV ~ @t'' tne presses
clicked louder ana tie noises on the
street grew less and less;
''Here, Menson, SAID man, coming
across the room, mere IS some OF the
best French brandy. just taste 1t; |
know you are SICK tonight; IT. Il do you
good.
II con teel exactly well, hc SAID,
selzlng the bottle eagerly, "Iu taste 1t,
only taste 1t.
The fumes OF the hquor mad been
halt -maddenlng hlm, hls old thirst had
been crying out to be satisfied. lie drunk
as eagerly as he had seized It.
That is good brandy, he sald, givlnS
back the bottle.
The man Tlnked sIyly at the others as
he went back to hls case
Menson worked on. he felt better,
he SAID to himself, the brandy lad done
him good; and after a while he asked
for another drink.
The man gave it and ne drank as
eagerly as before he had drank g good
macy times by the time the last line was
set up and the men were making ready
to leave. It was early morning now and
the noises OF that early time IN the city
were beginning to be heard.
Menson went TO get MS coat, ouV ne
could not ind 1t. Ihen he looked Tor
bus hat, but he could not remember
where he had put 1t.
lie stood hol0lng on 10 the back OF 4
chair, vaguely, wondering what he
should do about it, when the man who
had given him the brandy came up.
',Heuo, Menson, he called out you
looS as tnougn you were getthg up "a :,
leader. LOO late no" LOT tnat' come on.
Menson endeaVoreo TO let nm know MS